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2014 Taxicab Fact Book The Taxicab Fact Book was last published in 2006 by Schaller Consulting. Since then, many changes have occurred, allowing us to take a new look at how yellow taxis operate in New York City. The largest change has been the introduction of the Taxi Passenger Enhancement Program (TPEP), a technology initiative which introduced credit card readers to all taxis in 2008. Along with this came the collection of electronic trip-sheet data, replacing handwritten paper trip -sheets with independent records including information on pick-up and drop-off times and locations and itemized fare amounts. With the new TPEP data, we are able to take a look at taxi patterns from all taxis without having to rely on samples of trip-sheets. The 2014 Taxicab Fact Book is a quick look at the state of the yellow taxi industry (with a brief look at the other for-hire vehicle industries). This will be the first in a regular summary of taxi trends in New York City. Not only does the 2014 Fact Book contain updated statistics on total trips and fares, but it also provides unique looks at trip patterns by borough, shifts and taxi availability, and driver and passenger demographics. ails i Stand H ax et T e t r r t o S YELLOW TAXIS p BORO TAXIS r i A Anywhere There are 13,437 medallions, the right to run a yellow taxi For more on medallions, see p 12 A typical taxi travels 70,000 miles per year, enough to travel around the world 2.8 times Boro Taxis were created as a new class of license in 2012 to provide legal, yellow-caliber taxi service to the boroughs, The average age of a taxi vehicle is 3.3 years since 94% of yellow taxi pick-ups occur either in Manhattan or at one of the airports. 60% of taxi vehicles are hybrid-electric vehicles and 2% of taxi vehicles are wheelchair-accessible Trips: 485,000 per day | 175 MILLION per year For more on trips, see p 3-6 Boro Taxis are a hybrid service, providing both and prearranged for-hire vehicle services. The are over 50,000 drivers For more on drivers, see p 9-10 A typical driver shift is 9.5 hours For more on shifts, see p 8 18,000 Boro Taxi permits are being issued in three groups of Passengers: 600,000 per day | 236 MILLION per year For more on passengers, see p 11 6,000. The first group of 6,000 has been sold, with the second issuance planned for June 2014. Models of Operation Fleets Run garages that own and operate many taxis Drivers lease the taxi on a daily or weekly basis Boro Taxis are not permitted to pick up passengers in The lease fee is capped according to TLC regulations Manhattan below E 96th Street or W 110th Street serve airport taxi queues Driver-Owned Vehicles (DOV) Driver conditionally owns the car but leases the medallion from an agent who manages it for an owner Individual Owner-Operators Driver owns car and medallion and is required to drive at least 210 shifts per year Boro Taxi Service Areas For more on Boro Taxis, including new facts on a brand new service, check out the next Taxicab Fact Book! Regulations BRONX Street hails or e-hails anywhere in NYC West 110 Street MANHATTAN East 96 Street Accessible vehicles are required to participate in Accessible Dispatch program LGA TLC sets rate of fare QUEENS Specific vehicle standards (TLC inspection 3 times per year) BROOKLYN Closed entry with a fixed supply For more on inspections, see p 13 JFK Drivers must be able to read, speak, and understand English STATEN ISLAND 1 ails nged nged t H a a e rr rr e a a r e e t r r S OTHER FOR HIRE VEHICLES (FHVs) P P in Boro Zone in Boro Zone Anywhere Liveries (also known as Car Services or Community Cars) Provide for-hire service by pre-arrangement Boro Taxis were created as a new class of license in 2012 For more on yellow trips to provide legal, yellow-caliber taxi service to the boroughs, by borough, see p 5-6 Around 500 base stations located throughout the five boroughs of yellow taxi pick-ups occur either in Manhattan About 25,000 vehicles Vehicles must be affiliated with a base Average age of vehicles is about 7 years Passengers: about 500,000 per day Fare: set by base and varies by neighborhood Boro Taxis are a hybrid service, providing both street-hail for-hire vehicle services. Regulations Trip must be prearranged via bases Street hailing not permitted Wide variety of vehicle types (TLC inspection once every 2 years) Open entry For more on inspections, see p 13 Boro Taxi permits are being issued in three groups of . The first group of 6,000 has been sold, with the second Black Cars Provide service mostly for corporate clients, setting fares by contracts with clients Around 80 base stations located throughout the five boroughs About 10,000 vehicles Boro Taxis are not permitted to pick up passengers in Vehicles must be affiliated with a base W 110th Street or to Average age of vehicles is about 5.5 years Regulations Prearranged contracted service, 90% non-cash basis Wide variety of vehicle types (TLC inspection once every 2 years) Open entry For more on inspections, see p 13 For more on Boro Taxis, including new facts on a brand new service, check out the next Taxicab Fact Book! Other Industries Luxury Limousines Paratransit Provide chartered service Provide transportation for healthcare facilites About 7,000 vehicles About 2,000 vehicles Over 200 companies Over 200 paratransit providers Commuter Vans Provide service for passengers along fixed routes About 500 vehicles Around 50 van authorizations 2014 Taxicab Fact Book 2 700,000 600,000 597,327 593,094 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 72,019 DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 2009 2010 2011 Yellow taxis provide an average of 485,000 trips/day The average trip distance is 2.6 miles 20% of all trips are less than 1 mile (about 20 Manhattan blocks) 20% 99% of all trips are less than 12 miles 10% 0% < ½ 20+ ½ to 1 <½ 1 to 1 ½ < 1 ½ to 2 <1 ½ 7 to 7 ½ < 4 to 4 ½ < 6 ½ to 7 <6 ½ 7 ½ to 8 <7 ½ 4 ½ to 5 <4 ½ 2 to 2 ½ < 3 ½ to 4 <3 ½ 2 ½ to 3 <2 ½ 11to 11< ½ 5 to 5 ½ < 5 ½ to 6 <5 ½ 8 ½ to 9 <8 ½ 9 to 9 ½ < 6 to 6 ½ < 3 to 3 ½ < 8 to 8 ½ < 11< ½ to 12 10< ½ to 11 9 ½ to 10<9 ½ 17to 17< ½ 14to 14< ½ 16< ½ to 17 12to 12< ½ 17< ½ to 18 14< ½ to 15 13< ½ to 14 12< ½ to 13 15to 15< ½ 15< ½ to 16 19to 19< ½ 16to 16< ½ 13to 13< ½ 18< ½ to 19 18to 18< ½ 10to 10< ½ 19 ½ to <19 ½ to 20 Trip Distance 3 Daily Trips 591,464 12/2008 to 11/2013 113,794 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP29,092 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV 2012 2013 Days with fewer than 350,000 trips can be explained by either holidays or major weather events The most trips between 2008 and 2013 occurred on HOLIDAYS December 11, 2009, a Friday. Years with under 350,000 trips New Year’s Day 2009 2011 2012 2013 Memorial Day 2009 2010 2012 2013 Independence Day 2009 20102011 2013 Labor Day 2009 2010 2012 2013 Other top days include Thanksgiving 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Christmas 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 February 12, 2011 & February 11 2012, no data both Saturdays around Valentine’s Day WEATHER EVENTS Most significant events Date Trips Average daily taxi usage is typically highest Blizzard 12/27/2010 72,019 in the spring months and lowest in the summer months Hurricane Irene 8/28/2011 29,029 Superstorm Sandy 10/29/2012 113,794 MONTHS WITH HIGHEST & LOWEST AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS HIGH LOW 2008 DEC 2009 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2010 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2011 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2012 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2013 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV no data 2014 Taxicab Fact Book 4 Source: NYCTLCTPEPTrip-sheetdata,2012 Average TotalPick-upsandDrop-offsbyTimeofDay BORO BY TRENDS TRIP 8,000 8,000 6,000 6,000 3,000 3,000 5,000 5,000 2,000 2,000 4,000 4,000 7,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 5 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 12 AM 12 AM 4 AM 4 AM 8 AM 8 AM 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM 4 AM 4 AM 8 AM 8 AM 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM 4 AM 4 AM 8 AM 8 AM 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM 4 AM 4 AM 8 AM 8 AM 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM (15-minute increments) 4 AM 4 AM STATEN ISLAND 8 AM 8 AM 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM 4 AM 4 AM 8 AM 8 AM MANHATTAN 12 PM 12 PM BROOKLYN 4 PM 4 PM 8 PM 8 PM 12 AM 12 AM BRONX 4 AM 4 AM LGA 8 AM 8 AM QUEENS 12 PM 12 PM 4 PM 4 PM JFK 8 PM 8 PM PICK-UPS DROP-OFFS boroughs areevenhigherthanforpick-ups.